China-Born, Paris-Based Designers Spotlight Heritage At Paris Couture Fashion Week

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This year’s Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week for Fall/Winter 2013-2014 saw a range of designers from a diverse range of backgrounds presenting their creations on the runway. Among them were China-born emerging designers Laurence Xu and Yiqing Yin, both of whom utilize traditional Chinese elements in their couture lines to create their own distinct aesthetics. Making his mark on the French fashion world, Xu held his first ever haute couture fashion show at Pavillon Cambon. Themed Xiuqiu, which literally means “embroidered ball” in Chinese, the show seamlessly integrated Chinese style and Western elements. As Women’s Wear Daily reported, Xu paraded highly embellished,

   

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Paco Rabanne recreated

by Creative Director, Manish Arora

Manish Arora, a fashion designer known for his wild prints, bright psychedelic colors, and over the top looks, was appointed the creative director of Paco Robanne early last year.

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Elie Saab in Paris: all winners

The Oscars are about to provide yet another dazzling showcase for the Lebanese designer Elie Saab, Julia Robson meets the couturier with Hollywood at his door.

Story BY Julia Robson | telegraph.co.uk

 

 Dressed by Saab: Halle Berry (Oscars, 2002); Kate Winslet (Emmys, 2011); Gwyneth Paltrow (Bambi awards, 2011); Bérénice Bejo, star of The Artist (Baftas, 2012). PHOTOS: REX/CORBIS

Two words are synonymous with red-carpet fashion these days: Elie Saab. Rarely a week goes by without a beautiful celebrity wearing an exquisite, twinkling creation by the 47-year-old Lebanese designer at an awards ceremony or starry premiere. Remember the curvaceous, crimson-hued, cap-sleeved gown Kate Winslet wore to collect her Emmy last September? It was an Elie Saab (a copy now graces the waxwork Winslet at Madame Tussauds). And the emerald-sequined ‘mermaid’ gowns Gwyneth Paltrow and Zoe Saldana wore on the same night in November to functions on either side of the Atlantic? Elie Saab.In the past year the roll-call of leading ladies who have chosen Saab’s fluttering chiffon or billowing satin to wear on the red carpet has trebled.

 

Lebanese designer Elie Saab waves after the presentation of his Women’s spring/summer 2012 Haute Couture fashion collection in Paris. PHOTO: AP Read more…

PRABAL GURUNG @ NYC F/W

NYC Fashion Week on Saturday 2-11-2012

 
Prabal Gurung’s Fall/Winter 2012 collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 in New York. Other Fashion Designers were featured as well. Follow link below for Slideshow. (AP Photo by Stephen Chernin) Fashion week blogs offer the fashion blogger, schedules, highlights and photos of events. There’s even websites dedicated to all of New York Fashion Week runway fashion shows for free online. You can blog fashion Haute couture runway shows from fashion designers like Elie Saab, Marc Jacobs, Prabal Gurung, Donna Karan, Calvin Klein, Oscar de La Renta by Independent fashion eMagazines. Fashion journalism of these fashion events are well documented now because of the Online Live shows, Fashion Magazines, TV coverage and lots and lots of Independent fashion blogs and their writers are willing to share their personal

experiences. So stay tuned in February 2012 to not only New York Fashion Week but also Paris Fashion Week, London Fashion Week as well as Milan Fashion - - Read more…

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It's ….ALL the Rage

New York Fashion Week Fall 2012: Kate Spade

 

Designer Deborah Lloyd has really injected new energy and fun into the Kate Spade brand. For fall, she was inspired by French gamines hangin’ in the courtyard at the Palais Royale in Paris. That translated into a bright color story with lots of graphic touches, including the print on a full skirt spelling out “toutes les filles sont folles” (all the girls are mad), designed by blogger, fashion illustrator and photographer Garance Dore.

One of the key looks in the collection was a pair of blazing orange pants cropped over polka dot heels, and worn with an aqua-colored cardigan. The colorful cropped pants-over-heels look is one that all the fashion girls are already wearing , and apparently, it’s going to have legs! There were lots of cute extras, too — jeweled Peter Pan collars, a puff of a marabou feather purse and sparkling fishnet tights. And the polka dot manicures were genius. 

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Fashion Weeks Bloggers Conference

The IFB Blogger Conference February 8th, 2012 at Milk Studios, 450 W 15th Street, NYC. Doors open at 8:30 a.m., first panel at 9 a.m., with a lunch break at 12 p.m.

Come party with us lots of fashion experts of edgy fashion afterwards. There’s a Stylish Soiree at theTribeca Grand. Register for the IFB Conference here $60 for IFB members (if you’re an independent fashion blogger, join us here), $300 for non-members. Also sign-up for Fashion Newsletter as well. Join the fashion blogger contest too. So, Here are This season’s panels and speakers: 9 a.m. – What Are Bloggers Worth? Brought to you by: Bauble Bar A hot topic every year, the relationship between bloggers and brands seems to be constantly changing and re-defining itself. Bloggers have established themselves as sales-drivers and viable marketing channels. Now to fashion coverage the years most awaited, fashion shows. – - MORE - NOTE: Fashion week blogs offer the fashion blogger, schedules, highlights and photos of events. There’s even websites dedicated to all of New York Fashion Week runway fashion shows for free online. You can blog fashion Haute couture runway shows from fashion designers like Elie Saab, Marc Jacobs, Prabal Gurung, Donna Karan, Calvin Klein, Oscar de La Renta by independent fashion eMagazines such as Elle Magazine Online. Fashion journalism of these fashion events are well documented these days because of Online Live shows, Fashion Magazines, TV coverage and lots and lots of Independent fashion bloggers willing to share their personal experiences. So stay tuned in February 2012 to not only New York Fashion Week but also Paris Fashion Week, London Fashion Week as well as Milan Fashion Week, these are the real Big ones. Blogs, blogs, blogs are coming to the likes of Christian Dior, Karl Lagerfeld for CHANEL, Marc Jacobs, Tom Ford and so many more. Can’t wait. ©Submitted by Macala Wright

Jean Paul Gaultier’s tribute to Amy Winehouse hits wrong notes

Is it strictly appropriate for a French couturier to send out a catwalk homage to Amy Winehouse complete with models wearing exposed bra straps, Fred Perry collars, baseball jackets and shirts tucked into pencil skirts? Probably not. But yesterday in Paris Jean Paul Gaultier chose to do just that. A live barbershop quartet crooned an elliptical rendition of the late singer’s most famous recording, “Rehab”, and Gaultier went so far as to attach black veils to towering beehives for his … story ®Courtesy of inspirationsinmylife, wanna Read more!  NOTE: Paris fashion shows will begin very soon hosting Paris Fashion Week with the Fall fashion celebration of Haute Couture fashion. It will feature fashion designers design from the likes of Elie Saab, Yohji Yamamoto, House of Christian Dior, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel and many other fashion icons and Red carpet fashion Gurus. So if you have the fashion bug, get ready for Paris Fashion Week in February. It is always filled with standing room only events, fashion accessories, fashion jewelry, magazine fashion and maybe a little fashion show oops  surprises. All the business people in fashion, will attend hoping to see Models like Karlie Kloss and Lindsey Wixson strut their stuff. For those of you with a lot of fashion sense, you’re promised to enjoy the Spectacle that Paris Fashion makes to the Press, Celebrities and The Rest of fashionista royalty.

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